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Andy Hasselwander's avatar

Liberal arts colleges could solve this by bringing back and reinvigorating core curricula to match the modern economy. Out of a 32-course load for a 4-year degree, there might be no fewer than four math, two computer science, and four computational / hard science courses (e.g., scope and methods in Political Science using R and Github) required, plus existing required core in western lit / philosophy and writing. This would (1) eliminate many unqualified people who don't belong in college, (2) get rid of a lot of BS departments that manufacture professional grievance-havers, and, (3) prepare graduates for economically productive careers.

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Lillia Gajewski's avatar

That's quite the downside.

I can't help but think that if most of our workforce had to or could make things with their hands rather than being relegated to either being a disposable worker (retail, food service, etc.) or trying to justify a highly disposable job, we'd be much better off as a society.

Thank you for another great article.

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